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Exile is the brother of death.
What it means
Being cut off from home and community is a loss almost as total as death. The proverb places separation from one's people and homeland beside death itself.
Amazigh
· North Africa
Source and context
From:
Amazigh, North Africa
Source:
Berber/Amazigh oral-tradition proverb collections (special-dictionary.com, "26 Famous Berber Proverbs")
The meaning given here is our own reading. Other interpretations exist.
Heritage
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